1 Lasers could protect helicopters from harm
Ann Arbor, Mich. (UPI) Sep 3, 2010 A new laser technology could protect helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles, University of Michigan researchers say. Using inexpensive, off-the-shelf telecommunications fiber optics, Mohammed Islam, a professor in the UM Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has developed sturdy and portable "mid-infrared supercontinuum lasers ... Source: Space War
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2 Mechatronics engineering - a unique course for Trendsetters
06 September 2010 Development of Mechatronics Engineering as a branch of engineering started about four decades ago. Source: Zawya
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3 Supercomputing on a cell phone
Many engineering disciplines rely on supercomputers to simulate complicated physical phenomena - how cracks form in building materials, for instance, or fluids flow through irregular channels. Now, researchers in MIT`s Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed software that can perform such simulations on an ordinary smart phone. Although the current version of the software is for ... Source: PhysOrg
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4 High-tech jobs head overseas
For years, the technology sector has been considered the most dynamic, promising and globally envied industry in the United States. It escaped the recession relatively unscathed, and profits this year have been soaring. Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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5 ‘Review’ honors professor’s work
Kim Hazelwood, an assistant computer science professor at the University, recently joined the ranks of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Google co-founders Larry Page and ... Source: The Cavalier Daily
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6 Class project becomes official U-M App
A class project for two University of Michigan computer science and engineering students has become the school's official iPhone App. Source: WXYZ-TV Detroit
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7 Ex-HP chief named co-president at Oracle
Mark Hurd is to become co-president of software maker Oracle only a month after being forced out as head of Hewlett-Packard over breaches of the computer makers' code of conduct. Source: CNN
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8 NCSU professor testing nuclear fuels with computers
One of the biggest drawbacks to nuclear power is the potential for catastrophic accidents such as Chernobyl and Three Mile Island. A nuclear engineering professor at N.C. State University, however, hopes computer models will help make the technology safer. Source: The News & Observer
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9 Toshiba recall signals larger trend for hot laptops
Toshiba is the latest laptop vendor to fall victim to overheating technology. The recall of approximately 41,000 laptops resulting from more than 100 reports of melting laptop cases and minor injuries follows similar issues and recalls from other laptop manufacturers, and illustrates the problem with cramming so much processing power into such a small space. Source: CIO
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10 Women did well on Defcon social engineering test
Of the 135 people Fortune 500 employees targeted by social engineering hackers in a recent contest only five of them refused to give up any corporate information whatsoever. And guess what? All five were women. Source: CIO
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